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MenuItem 1: {Topic 2} Individual behaviour and learning

Question 1: According to the MARS model of individual behaviour and performance, employee performance will remain high even if one of the four factors falls to zero.

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Difficulty: Easy

Question 2: The MARS model identifies the four main factors that influence individual behaviour.

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Difficulty: Medium

Question 3: Motivation is an external force on the person that causes him or her to engage in specific behaviours.

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Difficulty: Medium

Question 4: Aptitudes are natural talents that help individuals to learn specific tasks more quickly and perform them better.

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Difficulty: Easy

Question 5: Competencies refer to the complete set of motivations, abilities, role perceptions and situational factors that contribute to job performance.

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Difficulty: Medium

Question 6: Person-job matching includes the strategy of selecting applicants whose existing competencies best fit the required task.

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Difficulty: Easy

Question 7: Companies can improve employee role perceptions by describing the employee’s assigned tasks clearly and providing meaningful performance feedback.

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Difficulty: Easy

Question 8: Situational factors are working conditions within the employee’s control.

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Difficulty: Medium

Question 9: Joining the organisation is a type of work-related behaviour.

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Difficulty: Easy

Question 10: Ability is the most important factor in the MARS model to explain why job applicants accept a job offer.

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Difficulty: Medium

Question 11: Job dissatisfaction is a major reason why people quit their jobs.

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Difficulty: Easy